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New Institute to Help Keep Conn.’s Shore Protected
Damage caused at Cosey Beach in East Haven by tropical storm Irene three years ago. (Connecticut Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security)By ecoRI News staff GROTON — During the 2012...
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Connecticut's Waterways Take a Chemical Bath
Industrial facilities dumped 206 million pounds of toxic chemicals into American waterways in 2012, according to the national Toxics Release Inventory. (Environment Connecticut graphics) 224,000 pounds...
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Engineering Students Help Small Farm Spin Ahead
By ecoRI News staff Colin Nerich, a recent graduate of Fairfield University, with ‘SpinLeaf,’ a device he developed with classmates to help small-scale farmers. (Fairfield University)SHELTON — A group...
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Spraying for Mosquitoes a Risky Proposition
Synthetic pyrethroids such as resmethrin, sumithrin and prallethrin are neurotoxins that act much like DDT. (mlive.com)Southern New England lobstermen believe cocktail of insecticides killing lobster...
View ArticleLong Island Sound’s Water Quality Improving
By ecoRI News staff For the second consecutive summer, concentrations of dissolved oxygen in Long Island Sound are higher than the long-term average, according to the Environmental Protection Agency...
View ArticleNo Regrets About Westport Plastic Bag Ban
By TIM FAULKNER/ecoRI News staff WESTPORT — The first community in New England to ban plastic bags has no regrets about its decision. The suburban enclave in the middle of the state’s affluent “Gold...
View ArticleEPA Keeps Tabs on Some Nasty Properties
By ecoRI News staff The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently completed its required review of cleanups at 25 Superfund sites across New England. The EPA conducts evaluations every five years...
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